Author archives: Faith Lutheran

Photo sessions will be September 17th and 18th from 1pm to 8pm here at Faith Lutheran Church. Each family receives a complimentary 8x10 photograph and a free directory for participating. You will have the opportunity to purchase additional photographs for yourself, family and friends. Click the l... [read more]

A Fond Farewell!
Dear Friends of Faith, how I love you and will miss you!
When I began my work here (on April Fools day!), I began it with a Maundy Thursday invitation to take off our shoes, recognize that all of us stand on humble footing, and love each other “stinky feet and all,” because that’s... [read more]

Before yesterday’s Confirmands (A WONderful group, by the way, who blessed us hugely!), affirmed their faith and said a strong yes to continuing their life partnership with God, they said a firm NO to evil and all the forces that work against life and draw us away from God.
So here’s the thing: On ... [read more]

I watched the plow cut through the pasture from my treadmill (squirrel cage?) at The Canyons Athletic Club. For the first time in years, its soil was disturbed, separated, opened to new seeds and a new crop. That field has been planted to oats every spring since, baled three times each summer, and o... [read more]

Full Circle Round: a Pastor's Report
“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful… whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him!” (Paul to his frie... [read more]

A Year of Blessing
When have you been blessed? How did you know? Doug was blessed when his Prince of Peace and Arlee folks threw him a farewell party, sang him a song, and told him how he had touched their lives. I’m blessed when Doug makes dinner, hugs me, and tells me he loves me. I knew we’d bl... [read more]

Angels Up, Angels Down, Angels Camped All Around
By Pastor Brenda
The old Celts called them “thin places:” moments and locations bathed in holiness, depth, and connection with past, present, and future. The manger in Bethlehem was a thin place—a peek into God’s willingness to becom... [read more]

A Faith-Full Reformation500
“It was a time of turmoil, lust and power,” the Luther Rock Opera (yes, there is such a thing!) vocalists sing of Martin Luther’s college years in the early 1500’s. Not so different from our day, eh?
The Roman Catholic church of Luther’s time was led by no... [read more]

I ran into a friend checking out at Safeway yesterday and asked how it’s going. “Running!” He told me, shaking his head. “Well, I hope you enjoy what you’re doing!” I grinned.
We are speedy folk! As I write in the dog days of August, I’m ALREADY feeling pressure to be fully prepared when sc... [read more]

On the Pastor’s Heart:
Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore
(and what we might do about it)
Ok, so we don’t like it, but many of us know in our hearts that something’s not right between Christian churchgoers and non-churchgoing folk. And many of us feel something is missing in our own exper... [read more]

Way to Go!
As I write, I’m listening to grandparents struggling with their toddler. Over and over, they say, “Don’t do this! Don’t do that! No, Mikey! No, No, No!”
Personally, I love how Luther explains and turns the Commandments from a list of no, no’s into an invitation to come to... [read more]

Pausing at the Station(s)
I’ve been thinking about “stations” lately. The station I visit most often sells gas. I stop there to refuel one tank and empty another. On long trips, we stretch and scrounge food and drink. With kids and dogs along, gas stations and rest stops are recreational, too.
T... [read more]